4 h. ago ‘It’s Fleabag’s home – the audience is unshockable’: Phoebe Waller

The central London institution champions new talent, amplifies LGBTQ+ voices and always takes risks. With a new outpost opening in Walthamstow, artists discuss how the West End venue is not just a place – it’s a philosophyA fixture on London’s Dean Street for 25 years, Soho theatre has hatched plays that won Oliviers, shows that earned the Edinburgh comedy award and ideas that became TV hits. On any night, across its upstairs studio theatre, its main house and basement cabaret bar, you’ll find plays from new writers, experimentations in clowning, drag performance, standup comedy, or a hybrid of them all.In those rooms, I’ve watched American clown Natalie Palamides giving such a spirited performance that she vomited on stage, dancer and comedian Adrienne Truscott challenging rape jokes, and performance artist Kim Noble pushing audiences beyond comfort. I’ve sung along to ballads with sketch group Daphne, and folk songs with Sh!t Theatre. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London – Watch Ben Joyce sing ‘Somebody Will’

Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London – Watch Ben Joyce sing ‘Somebody Will’  West End Theatre

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26 h. ago PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL Will Premiere at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End

PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL Will Premiere at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End  broadwayworld.com

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29 h. ago Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Polydor)After her big breakthrough and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new album – to fascinating and confusing effectLast week, London’s Duke of York’s theatre played host to an elaborate four-night live staging of Self Esteem’s third album. Devised by Self Esteem herself – Rebecca Lucy Taylor – along with Tony award-winning theatrical director and designer Tom Scutt, it was rapturously received by critics, and seemed to speak of an entirely understandable confidence on Taylor’s part.Since 2017, she has completely reinvented herself, from one half of middle-ranking indie duo Slow Club into an on-her-own-terms pop star. Her second album as Self Esteem, 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure, was a critical and commercial success, shifting her into the realm of breakfast TV interviews and appearances on The Graham Norton Show and Celebrity Bake-Off. She also has a burgeoning career as an actor, having played Sally Bowles in a West End production ...

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32 h. ago Paddington the Musical to premiere in London’s West End this year

McFly singer has written the music for the show bringing the ‘special and unique bear’ to life

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33 h. ago Paddington The musical to premiere at the West End’s Savoy Theatre in London

Paddington The musical to premiere at the West End’s Savoy Theatre in London  West End Theatre

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34 h. ago ’Paddington The Musical’ Has Found A Home At London’s Savoy Theatre, Will World Premiere In November

’Paddington The Musical’ Has Found A Home At London’s Savoy Theatre, Will World Premiere In November  Deadline

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48 h. ago Personal Values review – shocks as sisters reunite for the first time since their father’s funeral

Hampstead theatre, LondonBea, a hoarder, is visited by Veda, who carries a secret, to fix the rift between them in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor’s debut play, full of vivid dialogue and foreboding rumblesObjects pile and tower as walls in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor’s debut play. Since their father’s funeral, when Bea scratched an obscene picture into Veda’s car bonnet, the two sisters have lost contact, and Bea has been isolated in an ever-growing haven of “stuff”. Old vinyl, books, crockery, bags for life and mountains of cutlery have turned her home into a graveyard of the past. To an outsider, it is the depths of hoarding; to Bea, every dusty item is a relic to be pored over and adored.But, now Veda has stopped by unexpectedly to “fix” things. Lawrence-Taylor’s vivid dialogue paints the sisters both as strangers, with years missing between them, and familiars, bound by their shared youth. They remember intimate details about each other; Veda drinks camomile tea, Bea loves bonsai trees. The ac...

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51 h. ago Girl, 8, breaks neck on zipline at park after being flung into the air

Lois Smeeth's parents are concerned other children could suffer broken bones as the "lethal" zipline in Ashford, Kent, remains in use following their daughter's accident

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52 h. ago Crowdfunding campaign launched to save beloved south London theatre

Cryer Arts has built a strong local following

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60 h. ago Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriageIt has long been assumed that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway was less than happy. He moved to London to pursue his theatrical career, leaving her in Stratford-upon-Avon and stipulating in his will that she would receive his “second best bed”, although still a valued item.Now a leading Shakespeare expert has analysed a fragment of a 17th-century letter that appears to cast dramatic new light on their relationship, overturning the idea that the couple never lived together in London. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Self Esteem debuts new album ‘A Complicated Woman’ at London theatrical show – watch

Self Esteem debuts new album ‘A Complicated Woman’ at London theatrical show – watch  Dork | Down With Boring

Culture

8 d. ago 'Ghosts' review — you can't tear your eyes away from this vivid retelling of Ibsen which ratchets up the incest

'Ghosts' review — you can't tear your eyes away from this vivid retelling of Ibsen which ratchets up the incest  London Theatre

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9 d. ago Pete Wicks looks in great spirits as he reunites with his Strictly co

Pete Wicks appeared in high spirits as he reunited with his stunning Strictly co-star Jowita Przystal at London's Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday - months after shutting down rumours of a romance between the pair.

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1 week ago John Cleese: Fawlty Towers play a success as it is ‘funnier than anything else’

A new run of Fawlty Towers: The Play will begin at the Apollo Theatre in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue on June 24.

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2 w. ago Fresh embarrassment for Rachel Reeves as she is forced to admit accepting another lavish freebie

The Chancellor had to declare under parliamentary rules that she was given a free dinner and tickets, worth £265 in total, to see a play at the National Theatre in London.

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2 w. ago Plein air art series offered at Jack London State Historic Park

Plein air art series offered at Jack London State Historic Park  Sonoma Index-Tribune

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2 w. ago Book London Theatre Tickets To The Best True Crime Drama Productions, Live On Stage In London

Book London Theatre Tickets To The Best True Crime Drama Productions, Live On Stage In London  openPR.com

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2 w. ago Enter for your chance to win a VIP London theatre break for two

We’re giving you the chance to win an unforgettable London theatre break, including a luxury hotel stay, dinner at a top restaurant, and a £250 voucher to see a West End show of your choice

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2 w. ago London Theatre Celebrates Paule Constable's Sixth Olivier Award

London Theatre Celebrates Paule Constable's Sixth Olivier Award  Live Design Online

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